The Duke's Refuge: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Leeward Island series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Duke's Refuge runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lily English (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Leeward Island Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 69.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Duke's Refuge | 10.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Merchant's Yield | 11.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Sugar Baron's Ring | 11.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Captain's Quest | 11.5 hrs |
| 5 | The Marquis's Pursuit | 11.9 hrs |
| 6 | The Heir's Predicament | 11.7 hrs |
More narrated by Lily English
Lily English narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 69 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,421 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Duke's Refuge is book 1 of Lorri Dudley's Leeward Island series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lily English, released November 6, 2024, on the Historical (Romance) and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lily English
- Released
- November 6, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Religious Fiction
- Series
- The Leeward Island Series #1
- ISBN
- 9798891535176
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Duke's Refuge as an audiobook?
The Duke's Refuge runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Duke's Refuge free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Duke's Refuge?
The Duke's Refuge is narrated by Lily English.
Is The Duke's Refuge worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.